Stuart James Giddings (born 27 March 1986) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Born in

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...

, Giddings, a left-back, broke into the

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

first-team for his debut at the end of the 2003–04 season, when he came on as a late substitute in the final match of the season against Crystal Palace. He represented England at all youth age groups up to under-19 level, but missed out on the 2005 Under 19 European Championships because of injury. He returned to action as a substitute during a 2–2 draw with

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

in February 2007, but spent the rest of the campaign regaining his fitness ahead of a make-or-break 2007–08 season. Giddings struggled once again with injury during the 2007–08 season. Once he regained fitness, he was sent out on loan to Oldham Athletic. New Coventry manager Chris Coleman announced that Giddings would be one of eight players whose contracts would not be renewed at the end of the season so he was released. In September 2008, Giddings joined Hinckley United debuting in the 4–1

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

second qualifying round home victory over

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Leag ...

on 27 September 2008. On 10 November 2009, Giddings left Hinckley United to go on a week-long trial with

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

, then bottom of

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. He earned a contract until the end of the season, and made 22 appearances, but was released early from his contract. Having trialled with

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

during the pre-season, Giddings joined Ilkeston Town for the 2010–2011 season. After the demise of Ilkeston Town in September 2010, Giddings rejoined Hinckley United on 1 October 2010. Giddings' career has been set back by a long-term knee injury.

Honours

As a player

** Birmingham Senior Cup winner: 2006–07

References

External links

Stuart Giddings player profile
at ccfc.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Giddings, Stuart 1986 births Living people Footballers from Coventry English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Coventry City F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Hinckley United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players English Football League players England men's youth international footballers